Chang’e-4 Lands on the Moon by JONATHAN CORUM
China’s Chang’e-4 became the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the far side of the moon. […]
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What We’ve Learned About Ultima Thule From NASA’s New Horizons ...
The team that manages the spacecraft will have to wait 20 months for all of the data and […]
The Quadrantids Meteor Shower Will Peak in Night Skies by ...
Published: January 3, 2019 at 01:00AM from #NYT Science Read the full article here: https://nyti.ms/2F9gNwC
The Far Side of the Moon: What China and the ...
The side of the moon we never see from Earth contains secrets about our solar system’s early days, […]
Ultima and Thule
On January 1 New Horizons encountered the Kuiper Belt object nicknamed Ultima Thule. Some 6.5 billion kilometers from […]
It’s Cold Outside, but Earth Is at Its Closest Approach ...
Our planet’s elliptical orbit doesn’t affect winter or summer temperatures. But some astronomers wonder whether it’s a factor […]
NASA’s New Horizons Mission Releases Snowman-like Picture of Ultima Thule ...
At a Wednesday news conference, scientists will announce some of the results from the flyby of the most […]
The Orion Nebula in Infrared from WISE
The Great Nebula in Orion is an intriguing place. Visible to the unaided eye, it appears as a […]
A Rising Threat to Wildlife: Electrocution by RACHEL NUWER
Power lines and electrified fences are killing birds, monkeys, pangolins and even elephants in surprising numbers. Published: January […]
James Watson Won’t Stop Talking About Race by AMY HARMON
The Nobel-winning biologist has drawn global criticism with unfounded pronouncements on genetics, race and intelligence. He still thinks […]